Neck-yoke-attaching device for vehicle-poles



(No Model.)

J. L. 00X. NECK YOKE ATTAOHING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE POLBS. No. 469,432.

Patented Feb. 23, 1 892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES L. COX, OF MOORES SALT XVORKS, OHIO.

NECK-YOKE-ATTACHING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE-POLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,432, dated February23, 1892.

Application filed December 4, 1891. Serial No. 414,016. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES L. COX, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moores Salt \Vorks, in the county of Jefferson and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means forAttaching Neck- Yokes to Vehicle-Poks; and I do declare the following tobea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inneck-yokes and in the means of attaching the same to vehicle-poles; andit has for its object to provide a simple and inexpensive device wherebythe neckyoke may be quickly and securely attached to the end of thevehicle-pole.

The device is simple in construction, of few parts, and will be found tobe both serviceable and durable. The neck-yoke being attached directlyto the extreme end of the pole, instead of having the end of the polepassed through a ring suspended from or otherwise attached to theneck-yoke, as has heretofore been common, it will be readily seen thatthe liability of accidents due either to the catching of the reins overthe end of the pole orto the contact of the end of the pole, whichprotrudes beyond the neck-yoke with other vehicles or with obstructionsupon crowded thoroughfares, will be entirely obviated.

A further object of the presentinvention is to provide a means wherebythe neck-yoke may be attached to the pole by means of a universal orball-and-socketjoint, thereby permitting at alltimes a free andindependent movement of the neck-yoke when attached to the pole.

To these ends and to such others as the invention may pertain the sameconsists in the novel features of construction and in the peculiarcombination, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fullyhereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and thenspecifically defined in the ap pended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part. ofthis specification, like letters of reference indicating the same partsthroughout the several views, in which- Figure l is a perspective viewofa portion of a vehicle-pole with the neck-yoke attached in accordancewith my invention. Fig.'2 isa central vertical section through theneckyoke with the neck-yoke attached. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail inperspective of the end of the pole. Fig. 4 is a perspective view, also,upon an enlarged scale of the neck-yoke casting. Fig. 5 is a sectionupon the line 0: 0c of Fig. 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a vehicle'pole, and B the neck-yoke. The pole is provided atits end with a casting O, the body portion of which is hollow andadapted to be fitted over the end of the pole, and is secured thereto inany suitable manner. This casting O is provided at its free end with asolid spherical head D, and upon its opposite sides this head isprovided with slots D for a purpose which will presently be explained.

E is a casting, which is provided with a semi-spherical dish-shaped bodyportion E, which is adapted to be fitted within a correspondingly-shaped recess F, which is provided for thereception of the castingat the longitudinal center of the neck-yoke. This casting E is providedwith the horizontally-extended arms G G, which, when the casting issecured to the neck-yoke, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, have abearing against the face of the yoke, and the casting is secured to theyoke by means of bolts H H, passed through openings H in the arms G,said bolts being passed through the neck yoke and through astrengthening-bar I upon the opposite face of the yoke. The casting E isprovided with flattened plates or extensions E which embrace theneck-yoke, the under faces of said extensions being curved, as shown, toadapt the same to closely embrace the curved surface of the yoke, andrearwardly-extending plates or extensions E which, when the neck yoke isin place upon the pole, overlap the pole-tip, which is received betweenthem.

Within the opening in the casting leading and also serves to preventunnecessary play.

to the chamber E are provided upon the upper and lower faces of thecasting inwardlyextending lugs or projections J J.

In practice I usually provide the chamber E with a lining K of leatheror other suitable material, and it is also my practice to provide theinner faces of the extensions or plate E with a similar Wearing-plate orlining, as shown at K. This lining of leather serves to prevent thewearing of the contacting parts,

It is at once evident that this lining may be easily and quickly removedor replaced by new-material at any time, and its use may, if desired, beentirely dispensed with.

The operation of the device is simple and readily understood. By turningthe neckyoke into a vertical position the lugs J will be caused toregister with the slots D of the head D of the pole-tip,when the said.tip may be forced into the chamber E, when by turning the yoke in eitherdirection the same willbe locked to the pole-ti p, but will be allowed afree rotary movement thereon.

It will be seen that by the construction described the necessity ofextending the tip of the pole beyond the neck-yoke will be obviated, andthat there will be no projections which will be liable to catch thereins or inpresence of two witnesses.

terfere with the turning of the vehicle in limited space.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a coupling of'the class described,a

The combination of the neck-yoke reoessed, as described, at itslongitudinal center, the casting E, secured to the neck-yoke with itssemi-spherical chamber seated within the recess, the extensions E and Eadapted to embrace the neck-yoke and to overlap the end of the pole,respectively, the casting C upon the pole, said casting being providedwith a solid spherical head D, having longitudinal opposite slots D, andthe lugs J in the casting E, adapted to register with the slots D whenthe neck-yoke is turned into a vertical position,and thelining to thechamberof the casting and the inner faces of the extensions,substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in JAMES L. COX. Witnesses:

A. L. HOUGH, FRANKLIN 1-1. HOUGH.

